Visit to Art Galleries - The Guild art Gallery Colaba Mumbai

I have heard and read a lot about the gallery ‘The Guild’ and it was a dream come true  when I made my first visit to this most popular gallery on 23-11-2011  It was a pleasant experience that  I was treated  like a ‘chief guest’ by their  courteous staff Urvi, though I was a new visitor to the gallery. This  warm hospitality  is definitely the one that distinguishes ‘The Guild’ from other art galleries.

How to reach there?

Address:

 02/32, Kamal Mansion, 2nd floor, 

Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba,

Mumbai 400 005 India.

Phone number : + 91 22 2288 0116 / 0195

Mail: theguildart@yahoo.com , theguildart@gmail.com 

Land mark:  Radio club Colaba  Mumbai.

A detailed Google map is also available in the site of the gallery: http://www.guildindia.com/aboutus.htm

Gallery Timings:

Monday - Saturday 10.00 am - 6.30 pm

Please note that the gallery timing is extended during 2^nd Thursday of every month up to 9:30 PM and  to accommodate the art enthusiasts, it is open on every 4^th Sundays also  from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm

 About the gallery?

History:

·         Established in late 1997

·         From 2006 , for a period of 5 years it had its presence in New York to show works of artists from Diaspora and other South Asian Regions

“The focus of the gallery has been to discover and promote young emerging artists, to provide a platform for discursive practices, innovative ideas and to promote the represented artist at international levels.”

Ambiance:

Since its inception it has moved to different places coping with the growth and now in the above address in a building surrounded by contemporary art galleries. The ambiance of the art gallery is so good that it is in a building with a high raised ceilings and a  spacious hall to display art work of any size in a magnificent way.

Books published by the gallery:

Apart from conducting art exhibitions, The Guild is promoting great awareness about contemporary art in many ways like annual workshops, interactive sessions with artists and audiences. 

As a part of awareness creation process, The Guild has published 7 books which are the landmarks in contemporary art world:

  

        

                                                                 

The gallery is having very good inventories also.

Current Event in The Guild Gallery:

       

Ravi Agarwal - Of  Value and Labour

 16th December, 2011 – 2nd January, 2012 

Preview: Thursday, December 15, 6.30 – 8.30 pm

A detailed post on this will come soon.